vaporous
Hazy and insubstantial
Vaporous describes something resembling or full of vapor—misty, hazy, or insubstantial.
A vaporous fog hangs over a lake.
Figuratively, vaporous applies to ideas or plans lacking substance or clarity: vaporous promises, vaporous theories.
The word suggests something that might dissipate at any moment.
Obscured by vapor
- foggyObscured by vapor
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- cloudedMade unclear or dim
- murkyDark and unclear
dim · obscured · veiled · indistinct · nebulous · blurred · gauzy · filmy
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- phantasmalLike an apparition
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
airy · wraithlike · dreamlike · gossamer · delicate · floating · shimmering · translucent
Heated water's gaseous form
evaporation · condensation · humidity · moisture · exhalation · cloud · plume · haze
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
fading · impermanent · volatile · elusive · momentary · passing · brief · fugitive
misty
Obscured by vapor
murky · dim · obscured · veiled · indistinct · nebulous · blurred · gauzy · filmy · opaque
ghostly
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- phantasmalLike an apparition
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
diaphanous · airy · wraithlike · dreamlike · gossamer · delicate · floating · shimmering · translucent · apparitional
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
exhaust · evaporation · condensation · humidity · moisture · exhalation · cloud · plume · haze · emission
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
vanishing · fading · impermanent · volatile · elusive · momentary · passing · brief · fugitive · wispy